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Angus road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 396 road traffic collisions in Angus in 1983, and 519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 1982 (513), and casualties fell from 704.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,544 collisions in Angus.

Collisions in 1983
396
Down 23% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
519
Down 26% on 1982
Fatal collisions
20
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 1983

5.1% of collisions in Angus in 1983 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal205.1%
  • Serious13434%
  • Slight24261%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal254.8%
  • Serious17033%
  • Slight32462%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 1983 is highlighted, with 396, down 23% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202588123
202489130
2023102150
202296131
2021120155
2020125188
201993125
2018126156
2017137191
2016111149
2015144172
2014142183
2013178229
2012201263
2011220290
2010192247
2009232308
2008282357
2007282386
2006278374
2005306422
2004315455
2003272353
2002364503
2001316405
2000326455
1999338485
1998368507
1997376529
1996359490
1995354521
1994378498
1993406579
1992403553
1991432589
1990451628
1989387553
1988361517
1987368514
1986391529
1985395550
1984391550
1983396519
1982513704
1981425584
1980441630
1979474642

When and where crashes happen in Angus in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (11%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday57 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (9.1%)
  • February24 (6.1%)
  • March32 (8.1%)
  • April29 (7.3%)
  • May26 (6.6%)
  • June48 (12%)
  • July26 (6.6%)
  • August34 (8.6%)
  • September39 (9.8%)
  • October34 (8.6%)
  • November30 (7.6%)
  • December38 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (5.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (66%)
  • Wet or damp110 (28%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.5%)
  • Snow9 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph183 (46%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph198 (50%)
  • 70 mph8 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway375 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (51%)
  • Pedestrian100 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (14%)
  • Cyclist38 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant26 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1033 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20116 (22%)
  • 21 to 2582 (16%)
  • 26 to 3569 (13%)
  • 36 to 4553 (10%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.6%)
  • Over 7523 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (55%)
  • Passenger135 (26%)
  • Pedestrian100 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car402 (65%)
  • Motorcycle72 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.1%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 1983

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1983 in Angus

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Angus ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 1983.

Collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
191st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 1983

The A92 had the most collisions in Angus in 1983: 78, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9278102126
2ndA943462710
3rdA930222506
4thA929182407
5thA932172008
6thA933151834
7thA935131817
8thA928101124
9thA92691203
10thA9236710
11thB91276702
12thB96661003
13thA9375804
14thB90955500
15thB9615501
16thA9274401
17thB9574604
18thB9784401
19thB91133511
20thA9342201

Towns in Angus: crashes in 1983

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 1983: 49.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 1983

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 1983: 102.

Latest crashes in Angus in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years